9th
February
2007
“Long before the term design was ever associated with newspapers, there was Ed Arnold. Long before there were Macs, or QuarkXPress, or SND, there was Ed Arnold. In the book of newspaper design, Ed Arnold is the Genesis — the prologue to a rich story of how our craft developed. And the trailblazer — a lone, but resounding, and articulate, voice. I can’t think of anyone else who could sit with a non-believing publisher and editor and convince them that packaging the news attractively was the key to getting readers to pay attention.”
posted in Journalism | Permalink |
9th
February
2007
“Interviewing Cory Doctorow is easy. You just flip the on switch by asking the first question, and he emits a constant stream of brilliant, insightful stuff. Editing interviews with Doctorow is easy as well. He generally speaks in coherent, whole sentences and frequently expresses complex ideas for some length that don’t get lost mid-paragraph. So it’s a pleasure to present this conversation…”
posted in Books, Copyright/TM | Permalink |
9th
February
2007
“Bill’s quick exit from the set of The Daily Show aside, he has not been doing Vista or Microsoft any favors with his recent performance. Contrast this with his alter-ego, Mr. Jobs, who even in the face of controversy surrounding the Apple options backdating scandal can get up on stage and wow his employees, his customers and the technology community at-large. Steve is a rock star. Bill looks as if he’s been living under a rock.”
posted in Apple/Macintosh, Software/Hardware | Permalink |
